Françoise Arnoul
Leading French actress and dancer, born Annette Marie Mathilde Gautsch in Constantine, Algeria. Francoise was the daughter of French Artillery General Charles-Lionel-Honoré Arnould (1882-1969), who was stationed in Morocco when she was born. Her family moved to Paris in 1945, where she studied drama under Andrée Bauer-Thérond, and four years later made her motion picture debut. The story goes that the director Willy Rozier saw a photograph of her, was captivated by her face and petite figure and promptly cast her as the female lead in his drama L'épave (1949), often considered his best work. For much of the succeeding decade Francoise enjoyed a pre-Bardot sex symbol status, usually cast as temperamental, brooding or promiscuous heroines or femmes fatale opposite leading popular actors like Jean Gabin, Alain Delon and Charles Boyer. She was directed on five occasions by Henri Verneuil, who, along with Roger Vadim, had a lot to do with establishing her preeminent screen personae. Her best known starring roles were in Le fruit défendu (1952), Les amants du Tage (1954), Jean Renoir's evocative French Cancan (1955) (as Nini, the bakery girl turned dancer), Des gens sans importance (1956), Le chemin des écoliers (1959) and Julien Duvivier's Le Diable et les Dix Commandements (1962). Francoise's first exposure to American audiences was Vadim's Les compagnes de la nuit (1953), but some of her other films were banned in the U.S. and in Britain she was tagged as the 'X Girl'. Her career went into decline as Brigitte Bardot rose to prominence. Francoise continued to work as a character actress, primarily in television, well into her eighties.
Françoise Blanchard
Françoise Blanchard was born on June 6, 1954 in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France. She was an actress and art director, known for Caligula et Messaline (1981), Nerone e Poppea (1982) and La morte vivante (1982). She died on May 24, 2013 in Caen, Calvados, France.
Françoise Christophe
Françoise Christophe was born on February 3, 1923 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. She was an actress, known for Les trois mousquetaires: Première époque - Les ferrets de la reine (1961), Les grandes familles (1958) and Jouons le jeu (1952). She died on January 8, 2012 in Paris, France.
Françoise Fabian
Françoise Fabian was born on May 10, 1933 in Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]. She is an actress and writer, known for Ma nuit chez Maud (1969), Belle de jour (1967) and La bonne année (1973). She was previously married to Marcel Bozzuffi and Jacques Becker.
Françoise Fournier Joyce
Françoise Fournier Joyce is known for Dancing Queens (2021) and Ligga (2021).
Françoise Gaillard
Françoise Gaillard is an actress, known for Quand on a 17 ans (2016).
Françoise Gazio
Françoise Gazio was born on July 11, 1958 in Paris, France. She is an actress and producer, known for The Family (2013), The Cunning Little Vixen (2008) and Je suis heureux que ma mère soit vivante (2009).
Françoise Jiminez
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Françoise Lebrun
Françoise Lebrun was born on August 18, 1944. She is an actress and writer, known for La maman et la putain (1973), Julie & Julia (2009) and Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007).
Françoise Lorente
Françoise Lorente is known for Nostalgia (2018), Immortel (ad vitam) (2004) and Olivier, Olivier (1992).
